DATA-DRIVEN BUSINESS MODELS IN CONNECTED CARS, MOBILITY SERVICES & BEYOND
Seven in ten of the world’s most valuable brands are digital platforms with data-driven business models. While this new phenomenon is transforming the global economy, there is currently little academic research on the subject. To contribute to this nascent field, this study develops a definition of data-driven business models and suggest a first business taxonomy. Interestingly, the world-leading internet platform players are currently all pushing into the... [Lire la suite]

Business models will drive the future of autonomous vehicles
“The technology is essentially here… We have machines that can make a bunch of quick decisions that could drastically reduce traffic fatalities, drastically improve the efficiency of our transportation grid, and help solve things like carbon emissions that are causing the warming of the planet.”
Interestingly, this statement didn’t come from a futurist like Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg or Jeff Bezos; this was President Obama discussing autonomous vehicles in an... [Lire la suite]

Why Can't Uber Make Money?
By any measure, Uber’s seven-year entrepreneurial journey has been extraordinary. No venture has ever raised more capital, grown as fast, operated more globally, reached as lofty a valuation -- or lost as much money as Uber.
Last month, Uber reported a third-quarter loss of nearly $1.5 billion, bringing its 2017 year-to-date red ink to $3.2 billion. Losses of this magnitude are clearly not sustainable, and call for an explanation of why Uber has been unable to rein in ballooning costs and what it will need... [Lire la suite]

Credit: HELLA
Software modules are already realizing key safety functions: lighting control as well as lane/traffic sign/pedestrian and object recognition
Flexible system updates with new autonomous driving functions also possible
Rollout projected for 2019
Lippstadt/Berlin, January 10, 2018. With its new business model for front camera software, lighting and electronics expert HELLA is further driving the trend toward autonomous driving. The Berlin-based subsidiary HELLA Aglaia is rolling out an open platform for... [Lire la suite]

In a notehat has positive implications for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas said they are 'Serious EV Bulls Again.' In his report, Jonas argues that while electric vehicles (EV) have failed to achieve mainstream success given inferior economic payback, shared mobility and autonomous cars could help EVs make a major comeback.
1. Shared mobility. Mobile technology and relatively simple software increases driving utilization rates by an order of magnitude bring taxis and chauffeur services to the masses. This... [Lire la suite]

As we know, Google is developing a driverless car – and has been for several years. Knowing that Google is slowly working its way into just about everything in our lives, we’re wondering … could Google be working on driverless car insurance for their driverless car?
Not so fast, says Rory Joyce with CoverHound.com. Joyce has come up with three very strong reasons why Google will not be offering auto insurance in the future.
Why? High opportunity cost since Google would cannibalize their costs per click and, thus, their earnings;
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Groupement ADAS is a Team of innovative companies with over 20 years experience in the field of technologies used in assistance driver systems (design, implementation and integration of ADAS in vehicles for safety features, driver assistance, partial delegation to the autonomous vehicle).